Originally Posted by
SLFinAZ
The real question here isn't the quality of the software but the quality of the documentation and the motivation behind the software.
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in effect the software is flying the plane and the "pilot flying" is monitoring (supposedly).
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The simple reality is that current FBW software is contributing tremendously to the erosion of overall skills in the cockpit and a direct contributing factor in the increase in accidents directly attributable to the lack of hand flying ability being demonstrated again and again.
It's all very well talking about the documentation and design quality, but you can make that as high quality as you like, and there will still be those who fail to read or understand even the basics of it ...such as what the FCC and the autopilot bits actually
do, and which is "FBW".